BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Alcohol Consumption

During the past 30 days, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage, or liquor?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,127	5,382	45.5	44.0-47.1	7,745	54.5	52.9-56.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	351	133	48.7	39.7-57.8	218	51.3	42.2-60.3
Buncombe	395	182	50.4	44.2-56.7	213	49.6	43.3-55.8
Cabarrus	346	141	46.0	38.6-53.7	205	54.0	46.3-61.4
Catawba	362	142	43.9	36.9-51.2	220	56.1	48.8-63.1
Cumberland	381	150	45.3	38.7-52.0	231	54.7	48.0-61.3
Davidson	407	141	41.1	34.8-47.7	266	58.9	52.3-65.2
Durham	410	211	53.9	46.5-61.2	199	46.1	38.8-53.5
Forsyth	382	175	49.7	42.9-56.4	207	50.3	43.6-57.1
Gaston	348	124	44.7	37.8-51.9	224	55.3	48.1-62.2
Guilford	424	199	51.1	43.5-58.8	225	48.9	41.2-56.5
Iredell	432	182	47.8	41.0-54.7	250	52.2	45.3-59.0
Johnston	368	135	48.3	40.8-56.0	233	51.7	44.0-59.2
Mecklenburg	607	353	59.5	54.1-64.7	254	40.5	35.3-45.9
New Hanover	411	227	59.5	52.0-66.7	184	40.5	33.3-48.0
Onslow	383	172	49.5	43.0-55.9	211	50.5	44.1-57.0
Orange	366	224	59.2	52.5-65.5	142	40.8	34.5-47.5
Pitt	368	131	39.1	32.4-46.3	237	60.9	53.7-67.6
Randolph	351	109	36.2	29.3-43.8	242	63.8	56.2-70.7
Robeson	373	78	30.5	23.8-38.1	295	69.5	61.9-76.2
Rowan	432	154	38.3	32.0-45.1	278	61.7	54.9-68.0
Union	363	169	52.8	45.7-59.9	194	47.2	40.1-54.3
Wake	597	359	60.5	54.7-66.1	238	39.5	33.9-45.3
Wayne	381	102	33.8	27.1-41.1	279	66.2	58.9-72.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,629	1,336	41.0	37.8-44.2	2,293	59.0	55.8-62.2
Piedmont	6,699	3,006	48.9	46.9-50.9	3,693	51.1	49.1-53.1
Western NC	2,799	1,040	40.2	37.2-43.4	1,759	59.8	56.6-62.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,910	750	43.1	40.0-46.3	1,160	56.9	53.7-60.0
Northwest	2,981	1,107	42.0	38.9-45.1	1,874	58.0	54.9-61.1
Charlotte	1,783	822	51.0	47.4-54.7	961	49.0	45.3-52.6
Greensboro	1,631	730	45.9	41.4-50.5	901	54.1	49.5-58.6
Southern Regional	1,178	372	37.7	33.1-42.5	806	62.3	57.5-66.9
Coastal	572	295	43.4	35.3-51.8	277	56.6	48.2-64.7
Wake	1,497	748	52.9	48.8-57.0	749	47.1	43.0-51.2
Area L	139	46	40.7	28.9-53.7	93	59.3	46.3-71.1
Eastern	1,436	512	41.1	36.0-46.5	924	58.9	53.5-64.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,127

5,382

45.5

44.0-47.1

7,745

54.5

52.9-56.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

351

133

48.7

39.7-57.8

218

51.3

42.2-60.3

Buncombe

395

182

50.4

44.2-56.7

213

49.6

43.3-55.8

Cabarrus

346

141

46.0

38.6-53.7

205

54.0

46.3-61.4

Catawba

362

142

43.9

36.9-51.2

220

56.1

48.8-63.1

Cumberland

381

150

45.3

38.7-52.0

231

54.7

48.0-61.3

Davidson

407

141

41.1

34.8-47.7

266

58.9

52.3-65.2

Durham

410

211

53.9

46.5-61.2

199

46.1

38.8-53.5

Forsyth

382

175

49.7

42.9-56.4

207

50.3

43.6-57.1

Gaston

348

124

44.7

37.8-51.9

224

55.3

48.1-62.2

Guilford

424

199

51.1

43.5-58.8

225

48.9

41.2-56.5

Iredell

432

182

47.8

41.0-54.7

250

52.2

45.3-59.0

Johnston

368

135

48.3

40.8-56.0

233

51.7

44.0-59.2

Mecklenburg

607

353

59.5

54.1-64.7

254

40.5

35.3-45.9

New Hanover

411

227

59.5

52.0-66.7

184

40.5

33.3-48.0

Onslow

383

172

49.5

43.0-55.9

211

50.5

44.1-57.0

Orange

366

224

59.2

52.5-65.5

142

40.8

34.5-47.5

Pitt

368

131

39.1

32.4-46.3

237

60.9

53.7-67.6

Randolph

351

109

36.2

29.3-43.8

242

63.8

56.2-70.7

Robeson

373

30.5

23.8-38.1

295

69.5

61.9-76.2

Rowan

432

154

38.3

32.0-45.1

278

61.7

54.9-68.0

Union

363

169

52.8

45.7-59.9

194

47.2

40.1-54.3

Wake

597

359

60.5

54.7-66.1

238

39.5

33.9-45.3

Wayne

381

102

33.8

27.1-41.1

279

66.2

58.9-72.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,629

1,336

41.0

37.8-44.2

2,293

59.0

55.8-62.2

Piedmont

6,699

3,006

48.9

46.9-50.9

3,693

51.1

49.1-53.1

Western NC

2,799

1,040

40.2

37.2-43.4

1,759

59.8

56.6-62.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,910

750

43.1

40.0-46.3

1,160

56.9

53.7-60.0

Northwest

2,981

1,107

42.0

38.9-45.1

1,874

58.0

54.9-61.1

Charlotte

1,783

822

51.0

47.4-54.7

961

49.0

45.3-52.6

Greensboro

1,631

730

45.9

41.4-50.5

901

54.1

49.5-58.6

Southern Regional

1,178

372

37.7

33.1-42.5

806

62.3

57.5-66.9

Coastal

572

295

43.4

35.3-51.8

277

56.6

48.2-64.7

Wake

1,497

748

52.9

48.8-57.0

749

47.1

43.0-51.2

Area L

139

40.7

28.9-53.7

59.3

46.3-71.1

Eastern

1,436

512

41.1

36.0-46.5

924

58.9

53.5-64.0

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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